UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 13, 2019
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share |
ITRM |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07 . Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securi ty Holders .
On June 13, 2019, Iterum Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders, at which the Company’s shareholders voted on the following proposals each of which is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2019.
Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The shareholders re-elected, by separate resolutions, David G. Kelly and Mark Chin to the Company’s board of directors as Class I directors, each to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders. The results of the shareholders’ vote for the re-election of such Class I directors were as follows:
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Nominee |
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David G. Kelly |
9,819,953 |
507,044 |
3,636 |
770,769 |
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Mark Chin |
10,282,957 |
44,040 |
3,636 |
770,769 |
Proposal No. 2: Ratification of Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2019 and Authorization of the Board of Directors to Approve the Remuneration of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The shareholders ratified, in a non-binding vote, the appointment of KPMG as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and authorized the Company’s board of directors, acting through its audit committee, to set the independent registered public accounting firm’s remuneration.
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11,003,523 |
60,582 |
37,297 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Iterum Therapeutics plc |
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Dated: June 17, 2019 |
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/s/ Corey N. Fishman |
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Corey N. Fishman |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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